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Pure Obsession (Finn) - Chapter Three
Date: 10/2/2014, Categories: Reluctance, Author: SITTING, Rating: 23, Source: LushStories
my phone. Maybe I left it in the studio.” He hurried out of the room with Ella in tow, leaving the door wide open. I glanced inside. It was in even more of a mess than it had been in the morning, the drawer completely pulled out and emptied on the dressing table. A plant pot was smashed on the floor. I saw the edge of a phone nestling on the ground between a t-shirt and a bag of laundry. I checked my watch. It was quarter to eight. Fifteen minutes before Daniel was meant to meet Alessandra, an appointment he’d never be able to make. I walked quietly into the room and kicked the phone hard, sending it skittering across the floor and beneath the wardrobe. Fifteen minutes. I knew Alessandra didn’t have a show that night. She was sharing her part as Princess Florine with another soloist and they performed on alternate evenings. And tonight, it was her birthday. I imagined her at home in her flat, getting ready for her date with Daniel. In fact, she was probably already done. Maybe she was feeding her cat, or waiting for a cab. Either way, it would all be in vain, seeing as though Daniel wasn’t going to show up. He wouldn’t be there. But I could be there. The idea had maybe been hovering in the back of my mind all day but I hadn’t paid it any attention. Now though, it rushed to the forefront of my thoughts and buzzed insistently, making me stop short and think it over. Not that I needed to think about it. I was already walking towards the exit. I was hardly dressed for going out ...